Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo Adoni-zedek and his people were greatly alarmed, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty. Young's Literal Translation that they are greatly afraid, because Gibeon [is] a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it [is] greater than Ai, and all its men—heroes. King James Bible That they feared greatly, because Gibeon [was] a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it [was] greater than Ai, and all the men thereof [were] mighty. Hebrew So [Adoni-zedek and his people] were greatlyמְאֹ֔ד (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily alarmed, וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ (way·yî·rə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten because כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction Gibeon גִּבְע֔וֹן (giḇ·‘ō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1391: Gibeon -- a Levitical city in Benjamin [was] a great גְּדוֹלָה֙ (gə·ḏō·w·lāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent city, עִ֤יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement like one כְּאַחַ֖ת (kə·’a·ḥaṯ) Preposition-k | Number - feminine singular construct Strong's 259: United, one, first of the royal הַמַּמְלָכָ֑ה (ham·mam·lā·ḵāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4467: Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign cities; עָרֵ֣י (‘ā·rê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5892: Excitement it הִ֤יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was larger גְדוֹלָה֙ (ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent than מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of Ai, הָעַ֔י (hā·‘ay) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5857: Ai -- a Canaanite city and all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every its men אֲנָשֶׁ֖יהָ (’ă·nā·še·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person were warriors. גִּבֹּרִֽים׃ (gib·bō·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant |
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